The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the local government of Muntinlupa City signed on Thursday, Oct. 13, a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the creation of an "OFW Help Desk" in a bid to facilitate social services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The MoA signing was...
As a House panel moved to consolidate nine bills that seek to protect the remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), an official from the Department of Finance (DOF) warned that the country could lose as much as P3.5 billion if the proposed measure becomes law. Overseas Filipino workers...
At least 18 displaced and distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Socksargen region were given P20,000 each from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). According to OWWA Region XII, those provided with cash assistance were beneficiaries of the Balik Pinas, Balik Hanapbuhay...
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said it has coordinated with the local government of Muntinlupa City for the possible revival of an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) "help desk" in the city to address the concerns of Filipino migrant workers and their families. (Photo: OWWA) OWWA...
A total of 353 repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia were assisted by the Overseas Worker Welfare Administration (OWWA) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Friday afternoon, Sept. 23. A total of 353 repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia...
A total of 498 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Davao region have benefited from the disbursement of livelihood grants under the "Balik Pinas! Balik Hanapbuhay!" Program (BPBH), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) reported on Friday, Sept. 23. (Photo by OWWA) With this...
A total of 24 distressed overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Metro Manila have received P10,000 each as part of the livelihood assistance programs of the Overseas Worker Welfare Administration (OWWA). Some of the beneficiaries show the check worth P10,000 that they received from the Overseas...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople vowed to work harder in the service of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) following the approval of nearly P27 billion combined budget for them and its pivotal attached agency, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), in 2023. (Photo...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas isn’t sure if the P1.2-billion allocation to the Department of Migrant Workers’ (DMW) Aksyon Fund is enough to support the needs of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). OFWs returning from Ukraine (DFA PHOTO) During the House Committee on...
The chairperson of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs is incensed over the reported gang rape of a 13-year-old daughter of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Singapore. (Charles Deluvio/ Unsplash) “A different kind of trauma engulfs a migrant worker’s family faced with this...
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) announced on Friday, Sept. 2, that they were still accepting proposals and applications from groups of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) families who want to avail of up to P1-million business financial grant from the government. (Photo from OWWA)...
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Administrator Arnell Ignacio seems to be relentless in creating unique and broader programs for migrant workers as he made public on Friday, August 26, his vision of producing “scholars in music.” (File photo courtesy of Arnell Ignacio / Facebook)...
